Which psychologist used the operant chamber for efficiently testing operant methodology?
a. Thorndike c. Rescorla
b. Hull d. Skinner
D
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A. when a stimulus activates a receptor causing an impulse that is processed by the brain B. right after we experience illusions C. after the sense organs engage in perception D. once you react to the sensory input
Which statement best describes the findings from most longitudinal studies of personality stability?
A. Personality traits are fairly stable across adulthood. B. Individuals become more psychopathic with age. C. Personality traits at age 20 predict virtually nothing at age 60. D. Individuals become more extroverted and open to experience with age.
What is the "weapons effect," and how can the cognitive-neoassociationist theory explain this effect?
What will be an ideal response?
When Keller and Marian Breland, two psychologists who became animal trainers, decided that it would be cute to have a pig drop a big wooden coin into a box, they found that __________.
A. food was not an effective reinforcer for the pig and so learning didn't occur B. when given edible roots as reinforcers, the pig learned the task in less than ten trials C. the pig displayed instinctive drift by dropping the coin and pushing it around with its nose D. the pig showed intrinsic interest in the task and so reinforcement was unnecessary